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Editorial Content for Mapmaker

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Grace P., Teen Board Member
Mark Bomback's MAPMAKER is a young adult mystery and suspense novel about Tanya, a high schooler who has a genius sense of direction. Her father died before the book started, during a frenzy of mapping the entire world. At the start of MAPMAKER, Tanya gets an internship at MapOut ---  the company owned by her father and his best friend ---  for the summer. This story follows Tanya as she works to clear up the mysteries surrounding MapOut and her father. Romance, adventure, mystery and suspense ensue!
 

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When Tanya Barrett takes an internship at MapOut, a digital mapping company her dead father cofounded, she expects emotional landmines. Her father’s business partner and his son, Connor, welcome her to the job with open arms. And being with Connor turns out to be the only thing that makes Tanya feel normal again. But when they sneak into her father’s old office late one night, they stumble across a deadly secret.

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When Tanya Barrett takes an internship at MapOut, a digital mapping company her dead father cofounded, she expects emotional landmines. Her father’s business partner and his son, Connor, welcome her to the job with open arms. And being with Connor turns out to be the only thing that makes Tanya feel normal again. But when they sneak into her father’s old office late one night, they stumble across a deadly secret.

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When Tanya Barrett takes an internship at MapOut, she expects emotional landmines. Her father cofounded the digital mapping company, and he died for it --- on a cartographic expedition he didn’t even need to take. Her father’s business partner and his son, Connor, welcome her to the job with open arms. And being with Connor, an old childhood friend, turns out to be the only thing that makes Tanya feel normal again. 

Soon she’s spending every moment she can with Connor. But when they sneak into her father’s old office late one night, they stumble across a deadly secret. The next day Connor disappears.

Tanya isn’t just bereft; she’s terrified. It’s clear that people at MapOut are willing to kill for what she and Connor discovered. Alone again --- and on the run --- Tanya must rely on her wits to find out what happened to him and stay a step ahead of MapOut. But in the world they envision, no one stays lost for long.

"Mapmaker expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling."
—D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of Game of Thrones

Editorial Content for My Kind of Crazy

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Rachel D., Teen Board Member

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Hank Kirby can't catch a break. Case in point: his attempt to ask out the girl he likes literally goes up in flames when he spelled "prom" in sparklers on Amanda Carlisle's lawn...and nearly burns down her house, without ever asking her the big question. Hank just wants to pretend the incident never happened. And he might've gotten away with it --- except there is a witness. Peyton Breedlove, brooding loner and budding pyromaniac, saw the whole thing, and she blackmails Hank into an unusual friendship. Sure, Hank may be headed for his biggest disaster yet, but it's only when life falls apart that you can start piecing it back together.

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Hank Kirby can't catch a break. Case in point: his attempt to ask out the girl he likes literally goes up in flames when he spelled "prom" in sparklers on Amanda Carlisle's lawn...and nearly burns down her house, without ever asking her the big question. Hank just wants to pretend the incident never happened. And he might've gotten away with it --- except there is a witness. Peyton Breedlove, brooding loner and budding pyromaniac, saw the whole thing, and she blackmails Hank into an unusual friendship. Sure, Hank may be headed for his biggest disaster yet, but it's only when life falls apart that you can start piecing it back together.

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Everybody needs someone who gets their crazy

Hank Kirby can't catch a break. He doesn't mean to screw up. It just happens. Case in point: his attempt to ask out the girl he likes literally goes up in flames when he spelled "prom" in sparklers on Amanda Carlisle's lawn...and nearly burns down her house, without ever asking her the big question.

Hank just wants to pretend the incident never happened. And he might've gotten away with it --- except there is a witness.

Peyton Breedlove, brooding loner and budding pyromaniac, saw the whole thing, and she blackmails Hank into an unusual friendship. Sure, Hank may be headed for his biggest disaster yet, but it's only when life falls apart that you can start piecing it back together.

Xenophon

A horse is a thing of beauty...none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.

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Xenophon

Discover for yourself why reviewers are comparing The Nethergrim to Lord of the Rings, Narnia and Ranger's Apprentice! The next great epic fantasy is here .

Ages 8-12

Join aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone from the beginning as he makes his mark on the legal system and helps bring justice to the underserved.  Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows every judge, police officer, and court clerk in Strattenburg. He has even helped bring a fugitive to justice. But even a future star lawyer like Theo has to deal with statewide standardized testing.

Robin Williams

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

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Robin Williams

Albert Einstein

If a man aspires to a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.

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Albert Einstein

William Shakespeare

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

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William Shakespeare

April 2016

I am happy to report that spring has arrived in full force here in New York City. The weather is just beautiful --- it’s finally warm enough to read outside! I’ll definitely be taking full advantage of that this weekend, but in the meantime, I’ve really been enjoying my morning walks to work.

April 22, 2016

The traffic driving home a couple of nights this week was a nightmare; one night it took two hours, which is a lot of time behind the wheel. The annoyance of it was overcome as I listened to THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES, narrated by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. The “conversation” between them originated in a yearlong set of emails, and they covered many pivotal and inconsequential moments that have happened in their lives, which I found fascinating. From start to finish, they unraveled so much that had been hidden in their lives, as well as encouraging one another. They are so different and yet so alike. I highly recommend it.